president volodymyr zelensky has called for ukraine s candidacy tojoin the european union to be speeded up. he said membership should be quick and not take decades. earlier, his chief of staff accused russia of waging a war on ukrainian civilians, in response to military defeats. there were missile strikes overnight on a resort near the black sea port of odesa. the emergency services say 19 people died and more than 30 others were injured in the attacks. a block of flats and a recreation centre were hit. our corresppondent in kyiv, joe inwood, has the latest. today we had another attack, once again using these old soviet era missiles which hit a resort town just to the west of odesa. it was a nine storey apartment block that was hit as well as a holiday complex. a 12 year old boy is amongst the dead. now, what s interesting about the odesa attack today is it happened maybe 12 hours after the russians had been pushed off an island called snake island in the black sea. now, tha
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia has shown that it s determined to assert control over ukraine s black sea coast. that s despite moscow s decision to withdraw from the much fought over snake island earlier this week. in the past 2a hours, missiles have hit the port of odessa, killing at least 19 people. before they were effectively blockaded, ports in the black sea were used to export grain. now, ukraine accuses russia of stealing that grain and it says this russian flagged cargo ship has left the russian occupied port of berdyansk with a cargo of seed. the ship is heading to the turkish port of karasu ukraine is demanding that turkey a nato member intercepts it. for more analysis on this, i ve been speaking to anna borschevskaya, a senior fellow at the washington institute, who specialises in russia s middle eastern policy. if you look at the broader turkish behaviour since the russian invasion of ukraine, turkey had tried to position
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia has shown that it s determined to assert control over ukraine s black sea coast. that s despite moscow s decision to withdraw from the much fought over snake island earlier this week. kyiv has accused moscow of stealing grain and sending it abroad from the occupied port of berdyansk. a russian registered ship has left berdyansk with a cargo of grain and is currently lying off the turkish coast near port of karasu. ukraine is demanding that turkey, a nato member intercepts it. mark lobel has more. ukraine once this cargo ship, filled by the bbc, to be seized. it is carrying green that ukraine says has been stolen from a russian occupied part of their country, allegations russia denies. the bbc has been tracking the ship, believed to be leased to the russian company, greenline, which is not under any sanctions, across the black sea on a journey that began on wednesday week. it is transporting around 7000 tonn
is through to the next the next round after beating fellow serbian meomir kecmanovic. central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties, and there is growing speculation that al-qaeda was responsible. germany will be the hosts of the 2006 football world cup. they ve pipped the favourites, south africa, by a single vote. in south africa, the possibility of losing j hadn t even been contemplated. celebration parties were cancelled. i a man entered the palace through a downstairs window and made his way to the queen s private bedroom. then he asked her for a cigarette. and on the pretext of arranging for some to be brought, summoned a footman on duty who took the man away. one child. ..one teacher. ..one book. ..and one pen
so in the safe knowledge that the new law will ensure they can apply forjoint adoption of children, inherit a deceased partner s pension, or have access to the citizenship process in case one is not a swiss national. and if couples want a more traditional ceremony, both protestant and reformist churches have supported the change. individual pastors can now decide to marry same sex couples at their place of worship. jatinder dhillon, bbc news. stay with us on news, still to come:at wimbledon novak djokovic is through to the next round after beating fellow serbian meomir kecmanovic central london has been rocked by a series of terrorist attacks. police say there have been many casualties,